Chapter 91 – The Pirate (1)
Chapter 91 – The Pirate (1)
“I can’t help it if I have to check it myself.”
“It melts again when you put it in water…”
“Usually all clay is like that. I’ve never seen such pure white clay, but it looks similar.”
At Pia’s request, part of the gap that the elves had blocked began to be reopened. Hans laughed as Pia admired the way the hardened clay melted by pouring water from outside instead of breaking it.
“Almost done.”
The work itself did not take long. He scraped off the melted clay and made a small gap through which the elves could squeeze their bodies in and out.
“This.”
And at that moment, Pia’s already serious face turned pale. He finally recognized the identity of the intense energy coming through the completely pierced passage through the wind.
“No, it can’t be.”
“Miss Pia!”
She ran across her gap, unable to hide her astonishment. A frightened Hans followed, and the other frightened elves hurriedly followed.
As soon as Pia reached the world on the other side of her, she stood still. Others, not knowing why, just stared at her, not knowing what to do.
“Do you know where this place is?”
One of them, Shura, holding a bow, asked Pia about the identity of this place while being wary of the surroundings.
“I can’t know.”
“What do you mean, human?”
However, it was not Pia, who had frozen in disbelief, who answered with her hard face, but Hans, who sighed.
Shura frowned and asked again, but Hans also shook her head and put his hand on her head.
“Isn’t it the erosion of the Pandemonium, where the purification process is still not over? These are the things I saw in the days of the Great War. Many parts of the continent are still eroded in this way and left abandoned.”
“What?”
Hans’ answer afterward was something the other elves didn’t even expect. Since Pia and Hans are the only ones who have experienced the war with the Pandemonium, it is natural that the elves from the Great Forest do not recognize them.
‘Not all wars are over.’
At that moment, Pia opened her eyes, raised her head, and looked around her. Because the whispers of the wicked Magi, which could only be heard in her ears, were being heard even at this moment.
In her mind, the countless legions of demons that the expedition and allied forces failed to annihilate in the past began to pass by.
“Run away. We have to block her entrance again!”
Pia, who caught her spirit, instinctively shouted. Hans immediately took her hand and ran back into the gap between the rocks. The elves, too, had no choice but to follow along without knowing why.
“Block the entrance. Hurry!”
Then she started pouring clay again to block the opening she had drilled. Pia hadn’t given a proper explanation yet, but their actions became urgent without even realizing it.
“Please explain properly. Is this enough? Is the world really that dangerous?”
“I don’t know. Exactly what kind of guys are in that eroded land, and will it be okay with this?”
Returning back to the dungeon, Shura looked at the gap the others were hastily blocking and asked Pia, but Pia, whose face had already turned white, shook her head in an uncertain voice.
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“I don’t understand. I knew that the demon king was killed by warriors and heroes, and that’s why the great war ended.”
“It is true that the Demon King died and the forces of the Demon Realm lost their pivot. But that doesn’t mean that all enemies have been defeated. Many of them fled to the Demon Realm, and it is said that they expected that one day, when the Demon King appeared again, they would invade the world again.”
Serenian told the story he had heard with a serious face.
As if gates and dungeons were created and monsters invaded, earthlings joined forces. The battle against the Demon World, in which the forces of all continents formed an alliance and fought with all their might, is not over, strictly speaking. The seeds were still there.
“Not good. To be connected to a place like that?”
I, who was holding the walkie-talkie, also fell into trouble with a serious face. Dwarves had already experienced cases where they were connected to other parts of the world through newly created dungeons whenever they opened and connected new areas, but I did not know that they would be connected to the dangerous place called the Demon World.
Unlike the cracks in the ground that the World Tree could control, those places were also impossible to control. Besides, being in a dungeon, it was difficult for me to help.
I can’t sit in front of the pot all the time, so if enemies invade through it at any time, the elves will definitely take damage.
“How can Pia not do anything? Didn’t you say you could stop it?”
“The magi that flowed from there said that he could stop it. But if there are enemies there and they break through the cracks, they say it needs another way.”
“It seems inevitable.”
It’s bad news, but if it’s already happened, you can’t just cling to it. For now, all I could do was try my best to block it.
And this is what I prepared for it. A custom made miniature mansion that was delivered pretty quickly.
It is a two-story mansion with a length of 10 cm and a height of 5 cm, made of pure white clay, resin, and some plastic. No matter how much the elves have become accustomed to building with clay, it is shabby compared to the clay craftsmen who make miniatures their business.
It’s not terribly detailed, but the inside is well implemented in its own way. The big, soft bed that Pia wanted was also well placed in the largest room.
Since a new threat is discovered, a hero who needs greater power and can give that power will definitely need this level of investment.
I put this large house in the empty space of the flower pot, which was newly connected this time, and confirmed to be connected to the demonic erosion area.
“—!”
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“—, —-!”
Of course, the elves there were frightened and astonished.
No one was accidentally crushed to death because they were warned in advance, but from their point of view, it was like a huge house falling from the sky. Even with my eyes looking outside the pot, I could see the whole earth in the pot vibrating.
“–!”
It seemed that almost all the elves came running in a hurry. Not only Pia, but also Serenian, who had been radioing with me until just before, hurriedly ran.
I could feel the agitation they felt at the appearance of a huge structure that had never existed in the world in a potted plant.
‘I will believe it now. So please use your strength well.’
Among them, Pia’s reaction stood out.
Pia, who looked up at him with her bright eyes wide open and her mouth wide open, showed embarrassment when she saw the post-it attached to the mansion.
Do not doubt the words I wrote on the post-it, which is a small piece of paper to me, but to them it is no different from a huge banner.
It wasn’t that I was addicted to gambling. I only wrote that because I wanted Pia, who was suspicious of me, to believe in me properly and work with all her heart for the world in the pot in crisis.
“—!”
The surprised elves hurriedly fell to the ground as if Serenian had read the text. Pia was surprised as well.
His small head was lowered and his body whimpering and trembling seemed to have no doubts about me anymore.
‘Are you sure you don’t want to write alone?’
After the awe of the mansion that fell from the sky ended, the elves began to use it in earnest.
I gave it to Pia, but it wouldn’t make sense for Pia to use the biggest building in the world by herself.
Looking at it, I could see that Pia, along with her butler, Hans, had the top floor of the mansion with her own bedroom, and the rest of the house was intended to be used as an air raid shelter in the ground, similar to a military garrison.
Anyway, the location where the mansion was located was connected to the erosion area, so it seemed that it was built that way for defense.
‘Maybe nothing unexpected happens?’
Seeing that, I got a bit optimistic. Although it was connected to a dangerous place, the entrance was now firmly blocked and the elves were thorough.
The newly increased army also improves its skills through training and actual battles against monster moths, and as long as trade with the dwarves continues, the armament is sufficient.
An army of humans was coming into the Great Forest, and Serenian didn’t want to let them go, but the elves, including her, would think that they could fight and win, and in fact, if they didn’t go wrong with the preparations, they would actually do as they thought. Are likely to be
“—! —-!!”
As long as there are no problems.
The next morning, as I was about to look at the flower pots before going to work, I witnessed one of the elves crawling out of the underground dungeon where the fairy ants’ nests were, screaming urgently and running to Serenian.
The look on his face was so good that he didn’t seem to be in a hurry.